In 1996, Congress passed a well-meaning law called Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to help internet platforms grow. It was supposed to protect online forums from liability for what their ...

In recent years, there's been a steady stream of terrible proposals to amend Section 230, the part of federal communications law that's made the internet as we know it possible. Without Section 230, ...

Anyone following the debate over section 230 immunity for social-media platforms should be interested in the Third Circuit’s ruling on Tuesday in Anderson v. TikTok, Inc.—both the majority opinion by ...

The rapid adoption of generative AI has raised liability concerns. AI models make mistakes that could have harmful consequences. Section 230 protects companies against liability for user-generated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, tech giants like Meta have been shielded from lawsuits over harmful content by Section 230 of the Communications ...

Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned away a dispute that called for an examination of the scope of a federal law known as Section 230 that provides a powerful legal shield for internet ...

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, passed in 1996 as part of the Telecommunications Act, has become a political lightning rod in recent years. The law shields online platforms from ...

The House Energy and Commerce Committee released a draft bill to sunset the online liability shield commonly known as Section 230. The proposal is only about 50 words long, but if enacted, it would ...

Proceeding without permission is a time-tested practice in some corners of Silicon Valley. Well, it’s not working out so well for OpenAI. Actress Scarlett Johansson said this week the company ...

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are eager to repeal a law that protects online speech, purportedly in the name of helping America’s children. But if this bill is passed, some of the safest spaces ...